Deaf mutes.

Chuai-Duai · #1 9th March 2009, 04:00 PM

Some years ago I used the river buses on the Chao Phraya river regularly. Many of the crews were deaf mutes and sign language was often used. They could communicate across considerable distances as the boats approached the piers for example and it seemed a rather efficient system and probably easier than shouting.

sextile · #2 9th March 2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuai-Duai

Some years ago I used the river buses on the Chao Phraya river regularly. Many of the crews were deaf mutes and sign language was often used. They could communicate across considerable distances as the boats approached the piers for example and it seemed a rather efficient system and probably easier than shouting. ... .

-- I notice that many of the boyz who set-up and take-down the poor but honest & side-walk traders' stalls along Tnn. Si lom are DMs. - some quite fine & working boi bodies, too!
-- Bibi. --

pong · #3 12th March 2009, 07:25 AM

not just there-honey-about anywhere where (st..d) farang buy ''souvenirs'' like real hand paintings from Chinese factories etc-they have set up shop. Around BangLamPhu=Khao Sarn at least 4-5 diferent spots. Remember same-same from Ch_mai. Often with signs stating it- we westerners are not so likely to encounter that so often.